WO2002044478A3 - Method and apparatus for determining the location of undergroung objects during a digging operation - Google Patents

Method and apparatus for determining the location of undergroung objects during a digging operation Download PDF

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WO2002044478A3
WO2002044478A3 PCT/US2001/029678 US0129678W WO0244478A3 WO 2002044478 A3 WO2002044478 A3 WO 2002044478A3 US 0129678 W US0129678 W US 0129678W WO 0244478 A3 WO0244478 A3 WO 0244478A3
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E02—HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING; FOUNDATIONS; SOIL SHIFTING
    • E02F—DREDGING; SOIL-SHIFTING
    • E02F9/00—Component parts of dredgers or soil-shifting machines, not restricted to one of the kinds covered by groups E02F3/00 - E02F7/00
    • E02F9/24—Safety devices, e.g. for preventing overload
    • E02F9/245—Safety devices, e.g. for preventing overload for preventing damage to underground objects during excavation, e.g. indicating buried pipes or the like

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A method and apparatus (100) for determining a location of an underground object (108) during a digging operation. The method and apparatus (100) includes delivering a signal toward the underground object (108), receiving a reflected signal from the underground object (108), determining an initial location of the underground object (108), creating a region of uncertainty (110) around the underground object (108) as a function of a level of confidence of the determined initial location, performing at least one process to improve the level of confidence, and adjusting the region of uncertainty (110) as a function of the improved level of confidence.
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DE60136299T DE60136299D1 (en) 2000-11-30 2001-10-18 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING THE LOCATION OF UNDERGROUND GOODS DURING A TRADING WORK
EP01971295A EP1379735B1 (en) 2000-11-30 2001-10-18 Method and apparatus for determining the location of underground objects during a digging operation
JP2002546819A JP4286539B2 (en) 2000-11-30 2001-10-18 Method and apparatus for determining the position of an object in the ground during excavation work

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